The Turkish Defense Ministry revealed new details on Thursday of the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, a pact Ankara signed with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan that now requires each country to treat an attack against one as an attack against all.
The three countries signed in deal in the eponymous Islamic holy city on Friday, claiming the pact was not intended to threaten any third party and that they would consider adding members to the agreement. The deal unites three of the most powerful military and diplomatic states in the Muslim world and grants Saudi Arabia, home to the holiest sites in the religion, protection from a nuclear power and a...
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